Ephesians 5
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Ephesians 5:22-25

22Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as [a service] to the Lord.

23For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ is head of the church, Himself being the Savior of the body.

24But as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives should be subject to their husbands in everything [respecting both their position as protector and their responsibility to God as head of the house].

25Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

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